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Greece's producer prices declined 4.6 percent from a year earlier in October 2019, following a 2 percent fall in the previous month. This was the fifth straight monthly decrease in producer prices and at the quickest pace since July 2016. Prices fell for energy (-9.9 percent vs -4.5 percent in September); intermediate goods (-0.3 percent vs 0.2 percent); capital goods (-0.1 percent vs 0.2 percent); durable consumer goods (-0.3 percent, the same pace as in the prior month) and non-durable consumer goods (-0.1 percent vs -0.2 percent). On a monthly basis, producer prices decreased 1.5 percent, after rising 1.3 percent in the previous month.

Greece's producer prices declined 2.0 percent from a year earlier in September 2019, following a 2.6 percent fall in the previous month. This is the fourth straight monthly decrease in producer prices, though at a slightly slower pace. Prices fell for energy (-4.5 percent vs -5.9 percent in September), non-durable consumer goods (-0.2 percent vs -0.3 percent) and durable consumer goods (-0.3 percent, the same pace as in the prior month). Meanwhile, prices went up for intermediate goods (0.2 percent vs 0.4 percent) and capital goods (0.2 percent, the same pace as in the previous month). On a monthly basis, producer prices advanced 1.3 percent, after a 1.6 percent decrease in the previous month.

Greece's producer prices fell 2.6 percent from a year earlier in August 2019, following a 0.9 percent drop in the previous month. Energy costs declined by the most (-5.9 percent vs -2.3 percent), followed by consumer goods (-0.3 percent, the same as in July). Meanwhile, intermediate goods prices rose 0.4 percent (vs 0.7 percent in July) and capital goods costs advanced 0.2 percent, the same as in July.

Greece's producer prices fell 0.9 percent from a year earlier in July 2019 after declining by 1.8 percent in the previous month. Energy prices posted the largest decrease (-2.3 percent), followed by consumer goods (-0.3 percent). On the other hand, price increases were recorded for intermediate (0.7 percent) and capital goods (0.2 percent).

Greece's producer prices dropped 1.8 percent year-on-year in June 2019, after increasing 0.1 percent in the previous month. It was the sharpest decline in producer prices since September 2016, as cost of energy fell (-4.1 percent from a flat reading in May) and prices of intermediate goods slowed (0.4 percent from 0.8 percent). On the other hand, cost of non-durable consumer goods went down further (-0.3 percent from -0.5 percent) and inflation was steady for durable consumer goods (at 0.2 percent, the same as in May) and capital (at 0.2 percent).

Greece's producer prices edged 0.1 percent higher year-on-year in May 2019, slowing from a 3.6 percent increase in the previous month. Energy prices showed no growth, after a 7.9 percent jump in April, while cost rose at softer pace for intermediate goods (0.8 percent vs 1.2 percent) and durable consumer goods (0.2 percent vs 0.4 percent). In addition, non-durable consumer goods prices continued to fall (-0.5 percent vs -0.6 percent). Meanwhile, capital goods inflation was unchanged at 0.2 percent.